CERTs in the News

ST. CLOUD — Local businesses are looking at options to make their companies more energy efficient.
Today (Wednesday) business leaders met at St. Cloud City Hall for the 2014 St. Cloud Area Green Forum.
Presentations were giving by Saint Paul Port Authority and the Clean Energy Resource Teams to...

St. Louis Park, where new apartment and condo buildings sprout like weeds, may become home to a far more unusual development: a community powered by organic waste.
Developer Chris Velasco of Minneapolis-based PLACE wants to build a community of apartments, studios and work spaces at the former...

WILLMAR, Minn. – Light-emitting diodes (LEDs) and compact fluorescent light bulbs (CFL) can greatly reduce the number of bulbs a livestock or grain farmer has to change.
Switching to LEDs or CFLs means many less trips up a ladder and reaching at unusual angles to budge a bulb loose and put in a...

Waseca County could soon be home to a new source of renewable energy.
The Public Utilities Commission on March 27 gave the green light for a proposal from Edina-based Geronimo Energy to build 20 large solar power arrays across the state, including one just outside of Waseca city limits set to be...

Solar panels, vegetation and buzzing bees could all appear on Southeast Como roofs this summer.
The Southeast Como Improvement Association received a $3,000 grant from Clean Energy Resource Teams, or CERTs, to survey all of the unused flat roof space in the neighborhood and Mid-City Industrial...

The market for vegetables grown by greenhouse producers appears poised to grow as consumer demand for fresh produce continues to climb. But how to sustain such enterprises, in cold-weather climates has been, for the most part, an impractical and near-impossible business challenge.
However, that...

Coon Rapids has joined the Minnesota GreenStep Cities program to boost its sustainability and quality of life efforts.
The decision by the Coon Rapids City Council to become part of this free, voluntary program came following a recommendation of the Coon Rapids Sustainability Commission and a...

WILLMAR –– Turkey farmers looking for ways to trim expenses learned about potential savings by using LED lights in their barns during a recent seminar in Willmar. About 60 people, including local and regional turkey producers, attended the event. Sponsored by West Central Clean Energy Resource...

Aftter this past winter we’re all still trying to climb out of, who’s not thinking of how to save a little money on heating costs?
Well, the Central Clean Energy Resource Team can help with education and options.
On Wednesday, various speakers will be presenting ways to keep your house warmer...

This year’s solar energy incentive program is over-subscribed, providing more evidence of the state’s strong interest in expanding solar energy, state Commerce Commissioner Mike Rothman said Friday.
The Made in Minnesota incentive program helps homeowners and businesses install solar...